Appalachia
The Photographer Undoing the Myth of Appalachia – The Atlantic
Appalachia Mountain Men of Cades Cove in The Great Smoky Mountains
Applachian Region – Poverty Rate, Percent Of U.S. Average, 2010β2014
Southern West Virginia and the portion of Kentucky have the greatest levels of poverty in 420-county region, covered by the Appalachian Regional Commission. In general, New York counties are in the middle when it comes to poverty in the Appalachian region.
Data Source: County Economic Status in Appalachia, FY 2017. 2010-2014 ACS Averages, Poverty Rate compared to National Average. https://www.arc.gov/research/MapsofAppalachia.asp?MAP_ID=116
The Appalachian Trail – A Journey of the Soul
Pennsylvaniaβs largest native fruit is ripe now, for just a few days – pennlive.com
If you have a hankering for pawpaw – if you don’t, you’re in the majority who know little about the forgotten fruit – now is the time to head “way down yonder in the pawpaw patch.”
Pawpaws are the largest and most tropical fruit growing wild as a native tree in Pennsylvania. Each oblong fruit measures 3-5 inches long and weighs 6-12 ounces, with a light green skin with increasing black blemishes as it ripens.
The flesh of the ripe fruit, which is ripe for only a few days in mid- to late September and not palatable when it’s not ripe, has a unique flavor that’s described with comparisons to many other fruits and combinations of fruits but often note hints of banana, mango and pineapple.